Litfiba: historic reunion of the original line-up at the May Day Concert

Historic reunion of Litfiba at the 2026 May Day Concert. The Florentine band will return to the stage with their original Eighties line-up: Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Antonio Aiazzi and Gianni Maroccolo will bring back a line-up that defined a decisive chapter in Italian rock. The comeback coincides with the fortieth anniversary of "17 Re", released in 1986 and a central piece of the so-called "Trilogia del potere" (Trilogy of Power). That record marked a turning point for the Florentine band, consolidating their sonic identity and extending their reach beyond Italy's borders.

The appearance at the Concertone will serve as a preview for the summer tour “Quarant’anni di 17 Re” (“Forty Years of 17 Re”), which in 2026 will bring that repertoire to the major Italian festival stages, reviving a musical imagery that left a deep mark on multiple generations.

On the organisational front, the event retains its political-cultural DNA: under the artistic direction of Massimo Bonelli and promoted by CGIL, CISL and UIL, the 2026 May Day concert will focus on the theme of work in the contemporary era, with particular attention to collective bargaining, protections and rights in the age of artificial intelligence.

Here's the complete schedule of Litfiba's dates, produced and organized by MC2Live:

• June 27th – Perugia, Umbria Che Spacca Festival
• June 30th – Padua, Sherwood Festival
• July 2nd – Bari, Fiera del Levante
• July 4th – Pescara, Terrasound Festival (Porto Turistico)
• July 7th – Milan, Kozel Carroponte
• July 9th – Villafranca (VR), Villafranca Festival 2026 (Castello Scaligero)
• July 11th – Asti, AstiMusica (Piazza Alfieri)
• July 14 – Genoa, Altraonda Festival
• July 16 – Rome, Rock in Roma (Ippodromo delle Capannelle)
• July 18 – Servigliano (FM), NoSound Fest (Parco della Pace)
• July 21 – Bologna, Sequoie Music Park
• July 23 – Florence, Prato delle Cornacchie
• July 25 – Cosenza, Rendano Arena (Piazza XV Marzo)
• July 28 – Naples, Arena Flegrea
• August 1 – Alghero, Alguer Summer Festival (Ivan Graziani Amphitheatre)
• August 4 – Catania, Villa Bellini
• August 7 – Melpignano (LE), Sei Festival (Piazza Avantaggiato)
• August 11 – Palmanova (UD), Estate di Stelle (Piazza Grande)
• August 13 – Forte dei Marmi (LU), Villa Bertelli Live
• August 15 – Bellaria Igea Marina (RN), Beky Bay

The second Litfiba album, released in 1986 a year after their landmark debut LP "Desaparecido", the double album "17 Re" pushes what's left of new wave dictates to the extreme, already hinting at the sounds of the Nineties (in the United States, the first Pixies EP had just come out, and the Mudhoney one was about to follow). It's the band's most extreme, difficult, sincere and anarchic album. Every track is sick in the same way, pervaded by the same inescapable opacity.

The central chapter of their "Trilogy of Power", ambitious and double in length, "17 Re" marks the Florentine band's full artistic maturity, fusing new wave, rock and Mediterranean flourishes into a personal, visionary language. Among the most memorable tracks are "Re del silenzio", "Pierrot e la luna", "Tango", "Café, Mexcal e Rosita" and "Apapaia", examples of a rare balance between political tension, poetry and sonic experimentation. With "17 Re", Pelù, Renzulli and co. build a restless, lyrical world that remains one of the absolute high points of Italian rock in the 1980s.

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